Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-15

SWOru, DelG ana SQOulQer straps worn DY Ad- miral Foote, at present entrusted to the care of the post by. John S., son of Admiral Foote. The walls are hung with pictures of camp life, orders issued during the war and cuts of noted gen erals. Three large glass cases contain the articles on exhibition. These consist of guns, swords, canteens. pistols, carried during the bits Of flags captured from the Confederates and articles shaped from wood or bone by the soldiers during long days in the trenches or in Confederate prisons. These were sur rounded by ''old vets" during the whole of the evening, relating to each other incidents connected with the different articles which they saw. All have been carefully cata- logued and one has no trouble in finding the history connected with each ar- ticle. In the first case as you enter is musket carried by Dr. Thomas Green of Providence, R. l., in the revolutionary war. This is the property of John Sherman of 105 Newhall street in this city. The musket is a large and cumbrous affair and in very demoraliLed condition light weapons of to-day. With this is a coat and vest made of drab material and after the Continental costume that was worn by the same party. There is also another musket from Bunker Hill loaned by D. s. Thomas, of this city. In this case also is the commis- sion signed by President Lincoln appointing Hon. N. D. Sperry postmaster. It is dated July IF, 1861. A musket shattered by bull let near the lock that was carried by James W. Lego of this city, and which probably saved his life, is also in this case. Quite a number of relics of the revolution and war of 1872 are to be seen. cartridge box or powder horn of 1776 does not compare well with the more modern one carried by the soldiers of the late war. A cartridge box carried during the revolutionary war by A. Chapman of Saybrook, Conn.,, loaned by Lewis M. Stevens, is but a piece of wood covered with leather with holes bored in one end to hold the powder that is put up in charges. Flags that were carried by different Confederate companies during the war. now the property of Major James L. Fleming and Capt. w. Clark of the Confederate survivors of Augusta, Ga., can be seen. The flag of the Cobb legion, the 9th Kentucky Confederate regiment, the signal flag that did service during the siege of Charleston, s. O., are all well preserved and sent here for exhibition by their owners. accompanied by letter ex- pressing great fraternal sympathy and good will The Confederate flags that were flying over Fort Henry when taken by Admiral Foote, piece of the flag that was the last to wave over Richmond before it's capture and the end of the war. Many interesting articles of warfare, especially those used by the Con- federates, pistols, sabres of all shapes and descriptions used mostly in the way of guerilla warfare.
 The great seal of the Confederate States, eleetrotyped from the original, war novel, with wallpaper cover and printed on very coarse paper at Mobile in 1864. A copy of a newspaper printed and run by northern 8, 1862, entitled "The New South" gun carried by Jedritham Thompson in the de- fense of New Haven in 1779. An extra of the Charleston (S. O. Mercury of 1860, tells ing of the result of vote taken by the peo- pie on the dissolution of the Union. At one end of the room is 8 collection that is in itself itself quite an 4bhs.a, affair: It o1ls is as collector. It is nine frames arranged on an easel with a case at the bottom. In the frames are various or ders issued from time to time, pen sketches of different places and scenes, the work of soldiers. In the case is 8 large number of bullets, buttons, etc., picked up on different battlefelds. Wooden spoons and implements of which the soldier was minus and obliged to carve out for himself. Specimens of Con- federate money and bonds. The collection is not complete as yet and new articles will be added to-day.
 Some of the Well Known Citizens.
 Among the prominent citizens noticed at the fair last evening were: Ex-Governor Big elow, ex-Gevernor H. B. Harrison, General s. F. Merwin, Hon. J. H. Leeds, Hon. J. ID. Dewell, Major T. Atwater Barnes, MT. F. s. Andrew, MT. H. E. Benton, Judge J. P. Studley, Judge Deming, Judge Pickett, MT. Andrew Kidston, General B. E. Bradley, Mr. Edwin E. Rowe, Chief of Police Bollman. Mr. George Wykes, pr. F. H. Whittemore, MT. Fred Mallory of Mallory, Wheeler & O., Mir Max Adler, Attorney S. c. Loomis, MT. R. T. Merwin, Architect Stilson, MT. William Moseley, Dr. filling, Rev. Fl. F. Nichols, President Clark of the Consolidated road, pr. J: P. c. Eos Ben iamin Jepson, Colonel Frank Bigelow, MT. Edward Malley, ex-Councilman Maxy Hitler, Professor Henry Farnam, Judge A. Al. Rsbertson, Colonel Fox, Chief Hendrick, MT. George Root, Councilmen Kleiner, Nor an, Thompson and Martin, Aldermen Winchell and Diekerman, Attorney h. .. White, Postmaster B. R. English, Mir. Thornton Hunt, ex-Senator Gum, Dr. O'Connor, Major P. P. Cowles, MT. Fred H. Waldron, MT. Edward Porter, Col. l.. L. Morgan. general officers and staff department of G. A. R., Commander Henry B. Taintor, Hartford: Senior Vice Commander Howe, Winsted; Junior Vice Commander W. H. Pierpont. of this city; Quartermaster Gen, eral w. E. Morgan, of this city; AdJutant Thatcher, Hartford; Col. w. H. Tubbs, New London: Senior Aid Thomas Beach, Hart ford. Oreanist Thomas Cahill, Dr. Robert Ives and others.
 The Crush of Humanity.
 For more than an hour after the opening | of the doors a stream of humanity flowed in \ blocking the entrance, making egress almos 1 impossible, and taxing to the utmost th' doorkeepers. Within the vast building th'
 crowd was dense, the booths being throngee with purchasers and sightseers. During tn evening the sales at some of the booths Wef
 In the gallery at the Meadow street end O I the armory was tier of seats arranged fo the use of spectators and before the torma opening of the fair every space on them wa
 under the able management of Captsln {" m G. Dickinson. Some doubt having been e1
 pressed regarding the safety of the galleries the fair managers have taken the wise pre-
 caution of having them carefully exaa1ne'
 and they have been pronounced pertecfl.
 safe In the rear gallery the space was oeeu | pied by tables, at which refreshments Wer
 Served from the restaurant in the squad dril l room.
 The BrIllfancy of she Scene-The mu
 s1c.
 From either gallery the scene was 8 bril-
 liant one and of striking magnifcence. Tn many flags, streamers and banners and othe decorations on the walls and dependip
 from the girders supporting the roof; the in
 geniously constructed and artistically trim med booths, the quaint old mill, and th home-like Dutch inn, the large and lmposln pagoda in the center of the hall, with ii | many attractions and it's display of the prir : cipai prizes, with the dense crowd movin 3 among them, all made up thriving con , munity.
 } The Second regiment band, stationed
 \ the second story of the pagoda, rendered